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The East is Red,
The sun rises,
China produced a Qin Wenzhi,
He seeks happiness for the people.
Hurry, cough.
He is the people's savior.
Ever since Qin Mu caused thunder to strike the God of Plague to death outside the South Gate, the song "The East is Red" modified by Qin Mu has become more popular among people, especially in Xiangyin area, where it is known to people of all ages and has been passed down by word of mouth. You can hear it everywhere if you walk around the street.
Of course, the song "Liuyang River" is also one of the songs that people are scrambling to sing, so much so that many people mistakenly believe that Qin Mu is really from Xiangtan.
The singing of these songs played an inestimable role in enhancing Qin Mu's popularity and motivating the people to return to their cause. These songs and slogans with strong political overtones were by no means the first to be created by Qin Mu, and there are countless precedents.
Even Li Zicheng had such a slogan. Song Xiance was originally a sorcerer, and he proposed the slogan "Eighteen children are the masters of the divine weapon" for Li Zicheng. The proposal and promotion of this slogan played a great role in winning the support of the masses, boosting the morale of the Dashun Army, and shaking the orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, the role of these songs and slogans must not be underestimated. As these songs became well-known in Huguang, Qin Mu was further deified.
The people both respected and feared him. Many people set up longevity tablets for him at home and worshipped him morning and evening in the hope that he would bless the whole family with safety.
Although none of the critically ill patients in the quarantine area were cured and all died, due to timely isolation and Qin Mu's strong order to all states and counties to vigorously prevent the spread of the plague, the plague in Daning Village has been effectively controlled. At least there is no sign of widespread spread at present.
And this time God was helpful. After Qin Mu caused the thunder to strike the God of Plague, heavy rain fell from the sky, followed by hail. A late spring cold snap lasted for more than half a month in the vast land of Huguang.
The sudden drop in temperature should also play a significant role in curbing the spread of the epidemic. Because in the capital of the Ming Dynasty and the Shanxi area, every large-scale outbreak of plague occurred after the weather warmed up in the spring, which shows that the breeding and spread of plague are greatly affected by temperature.
But the people didn't know this. They saw Qin Mu attract thunderbolts to kill the plague god, so they were more willing to believe that it was Qin Mu, the great savior, who controlled the plague and saved everyone. This is also an important reason why songs such as "Red Square Red" and "Liuyang River" modified by Qin Mu are sung endlessly in Huguang.
The act Qin Mu performed outside the south gate of Xiangyin was originally intended to appease the military and civilians who were in constant fear, but it indirectly added a mysterious and dazzling halo to his head.
After this incident, not only the villagers and ignorant women believed that he was destined to be the emperor, but also intellectuals like Zhuge Min.
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In early March, spring returns to the earth. Willows sway on Orange Island, the Xiangjiang River is clear and blue like a belt flowing northward, flowers bloom on Yuelu Mountain, and the sound of reading can be heard.
Qin Mu did not wear his official uniform this time, but a spring shirt fluttering in the wind, like a scholar returning from a spring outing. But no one who came to greet him dared to look down on him, because Qin Mu not only had an impressive record of battles, but also a secret miracle.
Standing on the dock to greet him were Sima An, He Liang, Li Yuan, Yang Shen, Liu Meng, Ma Yongzhen, Su Jin, Ning Yuan, Zhu Yijin, Li Jiu, Huo Sheng, Liu Boquan, Shao Hua, etc.;
Among the civil and military officials under Qin Mu, except Meng Ke who was guarding Jiujiang and defending Nanchang and Luzhou and could not leave, Xiang Liancheng and Cui Feng were vigorously suppressing bandits in Jiangxi and took the opportunity to take over the defense of northern Jiangxi. There were also old members such as Ling Zhan, Ma Liuliang, Hong Dazhuang, and Han Xiu who needed to lead troops to defend the local areas. Except for Tian Yimu who stayed in Ganzhou, almost all of them came.
Qin Mu summoned all his civil and military officials to Changsha with only one purpose: to set up four important military departments, namely the General Staff, the General Political Department, the General Logistics Department, and the General Armaments Department.
Qin Mu had wanted to promote administrative system reform before, but he was strongly opposed by Sima An, He Liang and others, and the administrative system reform failed.
The administrative system cannot be changed, but the military system must be changed. The army is Qin Mu's fundamental reliance and the foundation of his survival. In addition to ensuring the loyalty of the army, they also need to be able to win battles and withstand the upcoming series of high-intensity wars.
Qin Mu currently has an army of 150,000 under his command, but due to his rapid rise, the military system has been using the original system of the Ming Dynasty. Although everyone recognizes Qin Mu as the supreme leader, they also instill a lot of ideas of loyalty to Qin Mu into the soldiers. For example, in the military oath that soldiers have to recite aloud several times a day, the first item is to absolutely obey Qin Mu's command, and every time they receive their pay, they must thank Lord Qin loudly for the reward.
But overall, this 150,000-strong army had no complete institutional regulations and rules for marching and fighting, daily training, or logistical support, so it was not a problem for them to face a motley crowd like Zhang Xianzhong.
But in the upcoming war, they will face an army as fierce as the Qing cavalry. At that time, they must tighten all their strength and concentrate all their resources to deal with it.
Qin Mu deeply felt that it was not possible to cope with such a high-intensity war with the current military system.
So he decided to set up a general staff, and after he revealed his concerns and ideas to the military and political leaders, he encountered no resistance this time. Including the military generals, they also believed that it was necessary to strengthen the current military system to ensure victory in future wars.
Therefore, at Qin Mu's order, a group of civil and military officials gathered urgently in Changsha to discuss the establishment of the "Four Departments".
In addition to Qin Mu's civil and military officials, those who came to the dock to welcome him included Song Yingxing and two hundred students from Yuelu Academy. Qin Mu had specially asked them to come.
The two hundred students ranged from eight to thirteen years old. They were children selected from Huguang and Jiangxi by Qin Mu's order. These students were strictly selected. They must not only be smart, but also literate, and their family backgrounds must not be too complicated.
Qin Mu asked these students to greet him so that he could interact with them as much as possible. These students were new talents carefully cultivated by Qin Mu and he had high hopes for them. Whether the administrative system reform could be smoothly implemented in the future depended on whether these new talents could play a role.
After exchanging pleasantries with Sima An and the others, Qin Mu walked in front of the children. The two hundred students immediately bowed and shouted in unison: "Greetings, Master."
"Okay, okay, okay, I accept your gift. Everyone, get up, get up."
"Thank you, Master."
Qin Mu was in a good mood looking at the two hundred students standing in neat rows. These students were dressed in the same uniform, wearing square scarves on their heads and white Confucian robes. The Confucian robes only had a few sparse bamboos and a small bunch of orchids dyed on the front, like an ink painting.
This school uniform was also designed by Qin Mu himself. He painted bamboo and orchid on the uniform, which means that a gentleman is like bamboo and his character is like orchid. He also hopes that they can be as humble as bamboo and as pure as orchid.
Qin Mu did not ask them to call him "Master", but "mentor". In addition to Qin Mu's intention to take time to teach them personally, he also knew that the relationship between a master and an apprentice was much closer than the relationship between a superior and a subordinate, so he asked these students to call him mentor.
These students had only Qin Mu as their mentor. They addressed the academy teachers such as Song Yingxing as Professor Song or Professor So-and-so instead of calling them mentor.
Qin Mu deliberately changed out of his official uniform and put on a Confucian shirt today, with the intention of getting closer to the children.
Looking at the two hundred energetic faces and their admiring and eager eyes, Qin Mu was very pleased. He walked slowly to the middle of them and said loudly: "Children, what I want to say is that when I see you, I see hope. You must remember that the responsibility for revitalizing China does not lie with others, but with you young people;
If the youth are wise, the country will be wise; if the youth are rich, the country will be rich; if the youth are strong, the country will be strong; if the youth make progress, the country will make progress. When the red sun rises, its path is bright; when the river flows out of the underground stream, it rushes into the ocean. When the young tiger roars in the valley, all the beasts are frightened; when the eagle tries its wings, the wind blows it away. When the exotic flower is born, it is magnificent; the future is like the sea, and there is a long way to go... ... ... .
You must remember that you are not only the hope of my teacher, but also the hope of Yuelu Academy and China. But the premise is that you must first open your mind, broaden your horizons, study hard, enrich yourself, and become a person with academic excellence. "
"Thank you for your teachings, Master!" The two hundred students bowed again and responded enthusiastically. Young people like to imitate and admire, and looking at Huguang, and even the whole world, Qin Mu is undoubtedly their most ideal object of admiration.
Putting aside the fact that Qin Mu provided them with food and clothing and gave them the opportunity to study at a world-renowned academy like Yuelu Academy, the dazzling halo above Qin Mu's head alone was enough to make the children admire him immensely.
Qin Mu's amiable attitude quickly brought him closer to the children. Two hundred students surrounded him, asking him all kinds of questions. The most frequently asked question was undoubtedly about how he had summoned thunder to strike the plague god at the south gate of Xiangyin.
In response, Qin Mu laughed and said, "If there are other ghosts, next time, Master will definitely take you with him, so that you can see with your own eyes the scene where Master attracts the thunderbolt to kill the ghosts."
"OK."
"Master, you must keep your word."
"Of course, I am your teacher, so I must set an example and keep my word. How could I deceive you?"
Sima An and the others watched Qin Mu communicate with the children quietly, and at the same time recalled the passage Qin Mu had just recited. The red sun rises, its path is bright; the river flows out of the underground stream, and it rushes into the ocean. The young tiger roars in the valley, and all the beasts are frightened; the eagle tries its wings, and the wind blows it up. Qin Mu can come up with such sentences casually, how can we not admire him.
On the way back to the city, Qin Mu and his men walked in front, and the children followed closely behind, singing in unison:
The East is Red,
The sun rises,
China produced a Qin Wenzhi,
He seeks happiness for the people.
Hurry, cough.
He is the people's great savior...
The song was loud and high-pitched, reaching up to the sky. This was the children's singing, singing Qin Mu's hope for the future. These children corresponded to the training camp in the army, one literary and one military, and they would support all of Qin Mu's hopes in the future.
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